Téaváin

Irish

Etymology

From Mandarin 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān), from Siraya taywan.

Proper noun

An Téaváin f (genitive na Téaváine)

1. Taiwan

Declension

Declension of Téaváin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Téaváin Vocative a Théaváin Genitive Téaváine Dative Téaváin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Téaváin Genitive na Téaváine Dative leis an Téaváin don Téaváin

Derived terms

• Téavánach (“Taiwanese”, adjective)
• Téavánach m (“a Taiwanese person”)

 

Related terms

• Poblacht na Síne f (“the Republic of China”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Téaváin	Théaváin	dTéaváin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Taiwan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024